13 tips vs liver diseases

• May 21, 2024

The diseases of the liver are considered the fifth cause of death in Mexico and 50% of the cases could be prevented from being treated in time, assures the Mexican Foundation for Liver Health (FundHepa).

Within the framework of Liver Health Day , the FundHepa and GetQoralHealth They give you 13 recommendations to prevent liver diseases, to create a culture of healthy habits and responsible decisions:

1. Get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B
2. Use sterilized needles
3. Wash your hands before and after going to the bathroom
4. Keep a size without overweight
5. Eat foods rich in fibers and low in grease , salt and sugar
6. make exercise regularly
7. Check the sanitary conditions where you do the manicure, pedicure, a tattoo or a piercing
8. Avoid exposure to toxic products
9. Do not consume alcohol in excess
10. Protect yourself in sexual relationships
11. Do not share articles of hygiene personal (toothbrush, rakes
12. Do not self-medicate; Avoid mixing medicines and / or natural products without consulting a doctor
13. Do not consume or inject drugs

This vital organ is a key element in human health, since it performs more than five thousand essential functions to keep you alive, alert and healthy. Therefore, it is important that you avoid the accumulation of grease in it, and the best way to do it with doing exercise anaerobic, as explained by the doctor Jorge Luis Poo , specialist in diseases of the liver :

So in addition to carrying a diet balanced and fat-free, do not forget to make a little exercise Every day like going up or down stairs, walking to the store or taking a bike ride.

Hepatitis C, one of the most common liver diseases

One of the most common diseases of the liver is hepatitis C, because it affects between 1.2 and 1.8% of the population, that is, one million 500 thousand people.

In this regard, the doctor Francisco Sánchez Ávila, vice president of the Mexican Association of Hepatology , explains that "one of the problems of infection by virus of the hepatitis C is that patients are not detected in a timely manner and are evolving towards cirrhosis hepatic, which represents a high care burden, because multiple hospitalizations associated with complications are required. "

The specialists assure that the best strategy to prevent this disease of the liver is to spread the correct information and to carry out the corresponding studies to detect the cases in a timely manner. And you, how do you prevent liver diseases?

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